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Topic Review (Newest First)

01-09-2013 09:55 PM

dreamchick

thank you for the info.

04-17-2005 10:33 AM

Stu

Chemical compound shorthand

Here's a list of the most commonly used compounds for dry fertilising.
Synonyms are given in brackets

Excellent! I didn't have much time and just whipped that list up from memory, but we need something more official.

05-28-2003 05:39 PM

GDominy

I'm whipping up an easy to read periodic table for this post as well, something for more detailed reference :-)

05-28-2003 05:34 PM

GulfCoastAquarian

Based on Rickster's suggestion, I decided to compile a brief list of Elements commonly discussed in Planted Aquaria. Feel free to add any elements I might have missed, but post specific questions in a new topic. Discussions should only relate specifically to the Scientific Notations.

N: Nitrogen, a core building block for plant growth. Macronutrient.

P: Phosphorus, a core building block for plant growth. Macronutrient.

K: Potassium, a core building block for plant growth. Macronutrient.

NO3+: Nitrate, a common form of nitrogen available in an aquarium as a result of nitrifying bacteria breaking down ammonia.

NH3+: Ammonia, a basic form of nitrogen available in an aquarium, formed by fish waste.

NH4+: Ammonium

NO2: Nitrite, the second state of nitrogen in the biological cycle in an aquarium.

KNO3: Potassium Nitrate. Stump Remover. Readily available form of Potassium and Nitrate in salt form.